Slave Labor Graphics (SLG ) is an independent American comic book publisher, well known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat comics.
Company history [ ] Slave Labor Graphics was started in 1986 by Dan Vado , who remains the company's president and publisher.
The first book Slave Labor Graphics published was Shadow Star #3, a female superhero character previously published independently by some of Vado's friends. Slave Labor Graphics's first major success was Samurai Penguin #1 by Dan and Mark Buck, which sold 58,000 copies in the summer of 1986. The first few titles, such as Hero Sandwich and It's Science With Dr. Radium , were all created by friends of Vado's from high school. Other successes were Milk & Cheese Evan Dorkin and Johnny the Homicidal Maniac Jhonen Vasquez . In this time period, comic book speculation was rampant, so Slave Labor Graphics was able to sell its entire print run of many titles. However, at the end of the speculation bubble, some distributors went out of business without paying Slave Labor Graphics.
In 1995 , Slave Labor Graphics added an imprint called "Amaze Ink" intended to be for all audiences and more genre-oriented; the "stranger, more adult, and more difficult to categorize material" would still be published under the "Slave Labor" imprint.
In 2005 , Slave Labor Graphics entered into a partnership with The Walt Disney Company to produce comic book series based on some of its properties: Haunted Mansion Wonderland Tron Gargoyles [ 1] Little Gloomy (1999–2005), Kid Gravity (2003–present) and The Super Scary Monster Show: Featuring Little Gloomy (2005–present), appear/have appeared regularly in Disney Adventures Magazine .[ 2]
In late 2010, Slave Labor Graphics established an independent record label entitled Slab Yard Sound Company.[ 3]
In January 2012, editor-in-chief Jennifer de Guzman , who had been with the company since 2001, left to become to become the PR and Marketing Director at Image Comics .[ 4]
Titles [ ]
Absent Friends (2004)A Bag of Anteaters Action Girl Comics Adora Gone and The Electric Electric Elephant (2010) Awkward Autumn #1-? (2004 – present)Babyhead Magazine #1 (2004)Babysitter Bad Art Collection Barrabas (1986)Bear Jamie Smart , 2004 - 2005)Beer and Roaming in Las Vegas Bill The Clown Bloody Dreadful (by Justin Bastard Sane )Black Heart Billy Bombaby Screen Goddess Antony Mazzotta )Byron: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous (by Karl Christian Krumpholz , 2007)Camping with Bigfoot Captain Dingleberry The Cat With The Really Big Head Cemetarians Charm School Chickenhare Chumble Spuzz Ethan Nicolle )The Clarence Principle Fehed Said and Shari Chankhamma , 2007)Cocopiazo The Comical Tragedy of Punch and Judy Comic Book Heaven Corporate Ninja (2005)Dead Eyes Open (by Roy Boney , 2005)Definition Dim Witted Darryl Dork by Evan Dorkin (1993-)Dr. Grave Ed Clayton Eating Steve: A Love Story Egg Story Elmer Emily and the Intergalactic Lemonade Stand Emo Boy Evenfall (by Pete Stathis, 2004)Everwinds Everything Can Be Beaten Farewell Georgia Fillerbunny Jhonen Vasquez )Fishmasters Gargoyles TV series )Ghouly Boys Gloomcookie Serena Valentino and Vincent Batignole )The Griffin Halo and Sprocket #1-4 (2002)Haunted Mansion Heart of a Corpse (by Justin Bastard Sane )Hectic Planet (previously known as Pirate Corp$)Hero Sandwich #1-5 (1987-1989)Highway 13 Hummingbird Hsu and Chan Jeremy "Norm" Scott )I Feel Sick Jhonen Vasquez , 1999-2000)imp Iliad #1-2It's Science With Doctor Radium (1986) Jellyfist (by Jhonen Vasquez and Jenny Goldberg) Jet Comics #1-3Jet Pack Pets Johnny the Homicidal Maniac Jhonen Vasquez , 1995-1997)Kitsune Tales Woodrow Phoenix and Andi Watson , 2003)Knights of the Living Dead Lenore Roman Dirge , 1998-)Life of a Fetus #1-7Likewise #1-2 (2002)
Little Gloomy Little Gloomy Adventures oneshot (2003)Little Gloomy Crypt of Creepts oneshot (2004)Little Gloomy Hallowe'en Special oneshotLittle Scrowlie Longshot Comics , Shanne Simmons (volume 1: 1995. volume 2: 1997)Love In Tights Lowlife Metamorphosis Odyssey Jim Starlin )Midnight Sun Milk & Cheese Mister Blank Model A The Monsters In My Tummy Mr. Night MuZz My Monkey's Name is Jennifer (2002)Next Exit Nightmares & Fairy Tales Serena Valentino and Camilla D'Errico )Nil: A Land Beyond Belief No Hope Oddjob On the Bus Outlook:Grim #1-6 (2003-2004)The Pants Ant Trouser Hour Paris Andi Watson , 2005-2006)Patty Cake Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer Pirate Club The Price Private Beach #1-7? (2002?)Punk Rock & Trailer Parks (2008)The Replacement God Rex Libris Rogue Satellite Comics #1-3 (Reilly & Atkinson, 1996-1997)The Royal Historian of Oz Samurai Jam Andi Watson , 1993, previously Samurai Funnies , published by Solson Publications)Samurai Penguin Samurai Penguin: Food Chain Follies #1Sanctuary Screenplay #1Screwtooth #1-? (2006)Serenity Rose Shadoweyes Ross Campbell , 2010)Shadow Star #3 (1986; #1-2 published by Savage Graphics)Sidney Mellon's Thunderskull! The Sister's Luck (by Shari Chankhamma, 2010)Skaggy The Lost #1-4, trade paperbackSkeleton Girl Comics #1-3Skeleton Key Andi Watson , 1995)Sky Ape Slacker Comics Slow News Day Andi Watson , 2001)Street Angel Sparks Squee SugarBuzz Swerve Kyle S. Hunter )The Jam Matrix Graphics , moved to Dark Horse Comics )The Super Scary Monster Show: Featuring Little Gloomy Tales from the Heart Tron: The Ghost in the Machine the video game TRON 2.0 )The Trouble With Igor #1 (2006)Truth Serum Ubu Bubu #1-4 (2008 - 2009)Ursa Minors #1-? (2006)Vaistron #1-5 (2005)The Vesha Valentine Story (by Des Taylor , 2011)The Waiting Place Weird Science (1986)Where's It At Whistles Andrew Hussie , 2007)Wonderland Zombies Calling Faith Erin Hicks , 2007)
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